John Coyle

Speculation is over—the General’s will debut a drop top version of its hardcore Corvette at the New York International Auto Show next week.

For the last eight years, I’ve made the annual gearhead pilgrimage to SEMA, and once again, it was a blast. But for the most part? The show felt decidedly less insane this year—almost like someone put grownups in charge of the builds. Fortunately, nobody told the guys at American V8 Classics and Customs to keep taking their […] More »

The 944’s point and shoot handling have made it a popular track toy—but it’s far from the fastest thing to leave Stuttgart. In turbo trim, Porsche’s entry level coupe peaked at a 250HP, which was respectable back in that day, but pales in comparison to the 414HP this race-ready LS1-powered example is putting down on […] More »

Everything in drag racing happens fast. So it’s easy to transform your ride from a ferocious 1/4 mile destroyer into something Gunnery Sergeant Hartman might describe as a “modern art masterpiece.” And that’s what happens in this clip. When the driver of the Camaro gets loose just after the drop, he nails the wall, bounces […] More »

You don’t have to look hard on LS1Tech to find veterans and active duty military. Over the years, I’ve had lots of friends who’ve served our armed forces overseas. I’ve been extremely fortunate in that they’ve all made it home—and I know it. So I always try to remember Memorial Day is more than just […] More »

This weekend is the Grand Prix of Long Beach, and in addition to the American Le Mans race and round three of the 2013 IndyCar Series, the cars of the Pirelli World Challenge will be hitting the 11-turn, 1.9 mile circuit for a 50-minute sprint. Last week, I was down there for a media ride […] More »

The Camaro “Turbo” Concept made its debut in Chicago back in February. Somehow, I missed seeing pictured of it until Kris Hansen, our man on the scene at NYIAS sent me these shots. Along with the massive blower, eagle-eyed readers might be able to notice the COPO hood, subtle aero package—notice that front splitter and diminutive wing?—and […] More »